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Happy December, Friends! We at Sidwell Friends School are looking forward to hosting QYLC 2019 (January 31-February 2) together with Friends School of Baltimore and Sandy Spring Friends School. Our theme will be “Higher Ground Through Common…Continue

NAIS PoCC 2018: Greetings to any Quaker Educators of Color who may be interested in joining a steering group at PoCC to establish an annual meeting or gathering annually at the PoCC. Mamadou Gueye (Sidwell Friends) and I are coordinating an informal…Continue

Dear Friends school colleague,As a participant in the current cohort of the FCE Leadership Institute, I am conducting an action research project to explore lower school students’ experiences of Meeting for Worship in Friends schools. I hoping to…Continue

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Happy December, Friends! We at Sidwell Friends School are looking forward to hosting QYLC 2019 (January 31-February 2) together with Friends School of Baltimore and Sandy Spring Friends School. Our theme will be “Higher Ground Through Common Ground” How we can train our youth to be responsible producers and consumers of social media? How can media serve as effective bridges of communication during divisive situations? If your school has not already received this message and would like to…See More

https://www.sffriendsschool.org/about-us/people/work-us##msheadAs one of the school’s key administrators, the Middle School Head has the privilege and responsibility to lead a faculty in progressive education that includes essential skills in the service of deepening students’ connection to a greater purpose. A premium is placed on collegial and supportive relationships across all constituent groups (administrators,…See More

Further enhance the understanding and practice of Quaker faith in your school with a grant from Sue Thomas Quaker Education Fund (STTQEF)Sue Thomas Turner Quaker Education Fund grants are intended for the following:Materials, lectures and consultants, workshops…See More

Further enhance the understanding and practice of Quaker faith in your school with a grant from Sue Thomas Quaker Education Fund (STTQEF)Sue Thomas Turner Quaker Education Fund grants are intended for the following:Materials, lectures and consultants, workshops and retreats,…See More

Thank you again for the awesome peer network gathering on the 7th. One of the things I found most interesting in hearing about your journey towards creating a maker space at Friends Central was how you asked the community what they want to see in a maker space. It was apparent, from the middle schooler who gave us a tour of the maker nook, that there was a great feeling of community ownership over the space.I was hoping to hear more about this process. A simple method might be to create a…See More